Pat Metheny

Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny have been good friends since the 1970s, so it comes as a bit of a surprise that Beyond the Missouri Sky should be their first duet album together. Both musicians are from small towns in Missouri, which leads Metheny to speculate in the liner notes if this similarity of childhood ambience might have something to do with the two players' obvious love and affinity for each other. Whatever the answer, the result of this logical pairing is a rather somber and moody one. Metheny has a dark tone on his electric guitar, and on Beyond the Missouri Sky, where he plays acoustic, his sound is similarly deep and rounded.

PERSONNEL:

• PAT METHENY. acoustic guitar
• CHARLIE HADEN, bass

Recorded in New York, 1996

TRACKS:

• 01. Waltz For Ruth
• 02. Our Spanish Love Song
• 03. Message To A Friend
• 04. Two For The Road
• 05. First Song (For Ruth)
• 06. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
• 07. The Precious Jewel
• 08. He's Gone Away
• 09. The Moon Song
• 10. Tears Of Rain
• 11. Cinema Paradiso (Love Theme)
• 12. Cinema Paradiso (Main Theme)
• 13. Spiritual